Wanted: experienced or "expert" myfitness pals

puusmile
puusmile Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys ,I'm ammi, I've been using this app for a while now and have manage to lose weight, however I haven't seen overall fat loss, which is what I'm after. I don't know if it's because I still haven't mastered eating healthy or if I'm not working out appropriately or strategically.

That's why I'm asking everyone who has tips and recommendations regarding workouts or meal plans to comment below.

Let's start discussing, help me, aND hopefully once I get the hang of it, I can also help beginners!

Ps: let's PM each other with ideas If you'd like. I always reply and log In. I just really want to see progress! !

*stay strong everyone! ! :)

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Add in some strength/resistance training
  • joncooper1980
    joncooper1980 Posts: 96 Member
    Agree with the above. Weight loss is all about calories in vs calories out. With fat loss you should also think about what you are eating to preserve muscle mass. I.E eat plenty of protein. this coupled with resistance training can also affect your body composition and give the appearance of a lower body fat percentage.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    edited May 2016
    Dittos.

    And with too extreme a deficit, you could be losing a typical amount of muscle mass - so you are going to just end up a smaller version of prior body. Fat or jiggling where you don't want it, non-defined parts of body, ect.

    Reasonable deficit will help make the weight just fat loss.
    Resistance will help that too.

    Also - you have lost fat - just perhaps not where you are looking or notice.
    But it would actually be difficult to lose weight over time and NOT have majority of it being fat.
  • puusmile
    puusmile Posts: 10 Member
    Thank you all for your responses. I really appreciate it and im making notes of all the tips

    I'm definitely trying to keep a low calorie diet, but would say I do eat a lot of proteins.
    As for strength training, I'm definitely going to have to start doing that. So far I've started doing elíptical HITT (according to a YouTube video, that's what he called it ) and I would say that's as much resistance as I've done.

    I'm kind of a newbie to the gym so I don't know many resistance workouts, I'll have to do some research on that. Are there any workout for strength/resistance you all recommend?
  • joncooper1980
    joncooper1980 Posts: 96 Member
    FYI - Resistance training = weight training. Squats, deadlifts etc. Plenty of videos on youtube.
  • cecsav1
    cecsav1 Posts: 714 Member
    HIIT is an excellent form of cardio, but resistance training involves weightlifting or bodyweight exercises (pushups, pull ups, or as the above commenter mentioned, squats, deadlifts, etc)
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Read all the sticky posts in every MFP forum. They give the best tips & info on the site. Then look at the new threads every day and follow the ones With topics of interest to you. That's the purpose of a discussion forum -- sharing.
  • brvanisi
    brvanisi Posts: 3 Member
    In order to help the body burn fat as it's primary fuel source you need to focus on aerobic exercise (lower intensity) instead of aerobic. Aerobic activities allow the body to use the stored fat as fuel to provide energy. If you can get a heart rate monitor, it would be a big help. You want to keep your exercise in the lower heart rate zone (3-4) for longer periods of time.
  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
    Yes, intense resistance training is key to changing your body composition for the better. Keep the pacing fast and go until you burn out in a few of the sets. Also, your calorie goal is the most important followed by your macros and fiber. The specific foods you eat are less important if you keep your calories, macros, and fiber in line.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    joncooper1980 wrote: »
    FYI - Resistance training = weight training. Squats, deadlifts etc. Plenty of videos on youtube.

    actually resistance training does not have to be weight lifting/training.

    Any form of resistance training is good.

    OP I have found the key to losing fat and liking what you see in the mirror is this...

    Lose weight at a reasonable pace. No reason to lose 2lbs a week if you only have 50 or less lbs to lose...1/2lb is great...this will help minimize muscle loss.

    Do some form of resistance training...it doesn't have to be heavy lifting.

    For example I do lift heavy and love it and it's helped but my sister doesn't but she does resistance training with hand weights and she looks fab....my son doesn't lift either but he does bodyweight workouts and BJJ..he is getting very cut.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    brvanisi wrote: »
    In order to help the body burn fat as it's primary fuel source you need to focus on aerobic exercise (lower intensity) instead of aerobic. Aerobic activities allow the body to use the stored fat as fuel to provide energy. If you can get a heart rate monitor, it would be a big help. You want to keep your exercise in the lower heart rate zone (3-4) for longer periods of time.



    You can perform anaerobic activities in training and still reduce body fat stores very effectively. Additionally you can't necessarily look at substrate utilization in a vacuum and assume that greater fat oxidation during cardio = greater net fat loss over time.


  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    brvanisi wrote: »
    In order to help the body burn fat as it's primary fuel source you need to focus on aerobic exercise (lower intensity) instead of aerobic. Aerobic activities allow the body to use the stored fat as fuel to provide energy. If you can get a heart rate monitor, it would be a big help. You want to keep your exercise in the lower heart rate zone (3-4) for longer periods of time.

    Almost every single statement in here is wrong. Likely based on passed on statements that are myths.
    Getting a HRM is subjective, so that's not, but likely not a big help.

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